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The strict press went incredibly well (more than double the minimum reps of 3!) and the CGBP felt way too easy at the top set, so I did double the prescribed reps. I really have underestimated my ability to do this lift. Oh well.

Forgot, however, to do any chinups/pullups between sets of pressing. Therefore, when I finally remembered, I did some chins supersetted with DB rows, just to get some more back work in. It will have to do. Oops.

But all in all, a good session. Focussing on the main lift primarily, then the carry-over secondarily, is the idea, and I think I've got the hang of that now. Starting to get into the 5/3/1 groove. Week by week, anyway.

edit: Discovered that the heaviest DBs we have at the gym are actually 46.2kg, not 45.5kg (they also have those, lol). The weights are totally arbitrary - just what they've salvaged at random from other places over the years. Ah well.

__________________6'2", ~100kg (~220lbs). 40yo, training (with a few breaks) since my late 30s.